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Longtime commander of N.J. National Guard resigns after alleged affair
Source: Maj. Gen. Glenn Rieth, a prominent member of Gov. Chris Christie's cabinet and a childhood friend, will step down on Dec. 15 Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie looks on as Major...
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2,500 attend Trenton rally supporting school voucher program for N.J....
Bills under consideration would solicit corporations to offer tax-deductible donations to fund the scholarships Watch video TRENTON — Supporters of a bill to give scholarships to tens of thousands of...
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N.J. lawmaker demands probe of Port Authority's toll-hike discrepancy
Assemblyman Gary Schaer: I was "lied to" about reasons for Port Authority's controversial toll hike, which was originally supposed to fund construction of new World Trade Center Tony Kurdzuk/The...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Sen. Loretta Weinberg blasts Chris Christie for not making...
The Bergen County Democrat claimed the governor "has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system" It wouldn't be another day in New Jersey politics without state Sen. Loretta Weinberg...
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N.J. towns are cutting staff to save money, survey finds
Ninety-eight percent of municipalities surveyed had either eliminated or frozen staff positions over the past year Noah K. Murray/The Star LedgerGreystone employees who are members of the American...
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N.J. towns turn to fees, staff cuts following loss of state aid, survey finds
With property taxes capped at 2 percent, an overwhelming majority of towns are turning to cutting services and staff or leveraging service fees to make up for lost revenue Noah K. Murray/The Star...
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N.J. debt grew by 3 percent over past fiscal year to approach $38 billion
N.J. borrowing has increased by nearly 700 percent over past two decades Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie speaks in Jersey City earlier this week. A report released Friday by...
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Herman Cain quits 2012 presidential race
Once a front-runner for the GOP nomination, Cain blamed affair, sexual harassment allegations that had surfaced in recent weeks Davis Turner/Getty ImagesHerman Cain speaks to supporters in Rock Hill,...
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Ex-N.J. governor Whitman backs effort to put a bipartisan ticket on the...
Former N.J. Governor Christie Whitman is supporting Americans Elect, which allows voters to register as delegate's on the group's website and choose a candidate in its June nominating convention,...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Chris Christie gets 'Pants on Fire' for claiming Obama did...
On the campaign trail for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Christie claimed Obama did "nothing" in his first two years to create jobs About a month ago, Gov. Chris Christie headed to New...
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Many N.J. school board members have not complied with law requiring...
Approximately one-third of the state's school board members have yet to comply with the law, which disqualifies board members for committing any crime that would also disqualify them from working in a...
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Assembly to weigh whether N.J. pharmacies can sell needles, syringes to...
Lawmakers hope that giving intravenous drug users more access to clean needles will help stem the spread of HIV and other blood-borne illnesses Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerThe Assembly is...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Lautenberg says highways get more funding than Amtrak
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), a proponent of rail transportation, says highway funding last year exceeded 40 years of funding for Amtrak. When it comes to federal dollars for transportation, the big...
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To increase black presence in N.J. State Police, recruiters turn to churches
With the academy’s January graduation nearing, only two black candidates remain among 85 A.J. Chavar/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey State Police troopers are shown graduating in this 2009 file photo. The...
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Assembly Democrats hope to pass bill restoring $139M in aid to struggling...
Bill has not yet been through committee process, but Dems hope to bypass step by putting legislation on floor as an emergency measure TRENTON — Assembly Democrats today hope to pass a measure to...
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Ruling: N.J. anti-bear hunt protesters can demonstrate at certain stations
A ruling in state superior court ruled today says up to 25 people can demonstrate at the Franklin bear check station in Sussex County, along with other locations Watch video Jerry McCrea/The...
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Democrats raise and spend nearly 3 times as much money as GOP in last month's...
Spending was down 12 percent since 2007 – the last time all 120 seats in the state Senate and Assembly were up for grabs Frank H. Conlon/The Star-LedgerSen. Jim Whelan, left, participated in the...
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N.J. Assembly pushes through bill to restore $139 million in aid to...
Under the bill passed today, $1.5 million in oversight funds would be restored, but it would be on top of — not part of — the money given to cities John Munson/The Star-LedgerN.J. Assembly Speaker...
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Gov. Christie receives leadership award in Washington
Other recipients included Sheila Bair, the former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairwoman, Jared Cohen, the Google Ideas director, and Ahmed Zewail, a Nobel Prize winner for science Aristide...
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N.J. Assembly passes bill to allow over-the-counter sales of hypodermic needles
Forty-eight states allow sales of the syringes without a prescription; New Jersey and Delaware are the exceptions Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerThe state Assembly has advanced a bill to allow the...
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